Communication device, non-contact type card reader, and wireless system

• US 9,965,660 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2016
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nidec Sankyo Corporation (Nidec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nidec Sankyo Corporation (Nidec Corporation)
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Junro
• Primary Examiner(s): KELLY, RAFFERTY D
• Application Number:
  US15/217,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024636A1
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: 235451
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10158 methods and means used by the interrogation device for reliably powering the wireless record carriers using an electromagnetic interrogation field
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10217 parameter settings controlling the transmission power of the interrogator
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10316 using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers antennas in general H01Q1/22

Abstract

A communication device having a function for supplying electric power to a communication partner may include a non-contact control section configured to balanced-output transmission power, an antenna circuit configured to transmit the transmission power as an electromagnetic wave, and a matching circuit which is disposed between an output of the non-contact control section and an input of the antenna circuit and is configured to perform impedance matching. The matching circuit and the antenna circuit are respectively provided with two systems and circuit structures from the output of the non-contact control section to the antenna circuits via the matching circuits of the two systems are formed symmetrically.

Claims

1. A communication device for supplying electric power to a communication partner, the communication device comprising:

a non-contact control section configured to balanced-output transmission power;

an antenna circuit configured to transmit the transmission power as an electromagnetic wave; and

a matching circuit disposed between an output of the non-contact control section and an input of the antenna circuit and configured to perform impedance matching;

wherein the matching circuit and the antenna circuit are respectively provided with two systems;

wherein the antenna circuit comprises;

a first antenna circuit of a first system; and

a second antenna circuit of a second system;

wherein the matching circuit comprises;

a first matching circuit of the first system; and

a second matching circuit of the second system; and

wherein circuit structures from the output of the non-contact control section to the first antenna circuit via the first matching circuit and the second antenna circuit via the second matching circuit are formed symmetrically.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a filter circuit which is disposed between the output of the non-contact control section and an input of the matching circuit and configured to input a predetermined frequency component of the transmission power outputted from the non-contact control section into the matching circuit,

wherein the filter circuit is provided with two systems, and

wherein structures of the filter circuits of the two systems are formed symmetrically.

3. The communication device according to claim 2, further comprising a substrate,

wherein the non-contact control section, balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power, and respective circuit elements of the two systems are arranged on one face side of the substrate.

4. The communication device according to claim 2, further comprising a substrate whose first face and second face facing the first face are capable of disposing structural elements,

wherein balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power and respective circuit elements of the two systems are symmetrically arranged over the first face and the second face of the substrate.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein circuits from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section to substrate pattern terminating ends are arranged so as to be symmetrically crossed over the first face and the second face.

6. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein substrate patterns of balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power and respective circuit elements of the two systems are arranged so as to be symmetrically crossed over the first face and the second face of the substrate.

7. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein

the first face of the substrate is arranged with a circuit of a first system of the two systems,

the second face is arranged with a circuit of a second system of the two systems,

the circuits of the two systems are arranged so as to form two lines of circuit arrangements from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section,

the circuit arrangement of a first line is disposed with the circuit of the first system and the circuit of the second system sequentially from a first balanced output of the non-contact control section, and an output side node of the circuit in a former stage and an input side node of the circuit in a latter stage are connected with each other,

the circuit arrangement of a second line is disposed with the circuit of the second system and the circuit of the first system sequentially from a second balanced output of the non-contact control section, and an output side node of the circuit in a former stage and an input side node of the circuit in a latter stage are connected with each other, and

predetermined nodes of the circuit of the first system and the circuit of the second system of similar circuits of the two systems are connected with each other in the circuit arrangements of the first line and the second line.

8. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein

first transmission power which is outputted from the first balanced output of the non-contact control section is transmitted through the circuits of the first system of the circuit arrangements of the first line and the second line, and

second transmission power which is outputted from the second balanced output of the non-contact control section is transmitted through the circuits of the second system of the circuit arrangements of the first line and the second line.

9. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein

first transmission power which is outputted from the first balanced output of the non-contact control section is transmitted through the circuits of the first system of the circuit arrangements of the first line and the second line, and

second transmission power which is outputted from the second balanced output of the non-contact control section is transmitted through the circuits of the second system of the circuit arrangements of the first line and the second line.

10. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein

two systems of the filter circuit, the matching circuit and the antenna circuit are provided for balanced outputs of the non-contact control section,

the first face of the substrate is arranged with the filter circuit, the matching circuit and the antenna circuit of a first system of the two systems,

the second face of the substrate is arranged with the filter circuit, the matching circuit and the antenna circuit of a second system of the two systems,

the circuits of the two systems are arranged so as to form two lines of circuit arrangements from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section,

the circuit arrangement of a first line is sequentially disposed with the filter circuit of the first system, the matching circuit of the second system, and the antenna circuit of the first system from a first balanced output of the non-contact control section,

an output side node of the filter circuit of the first system and an input side node of the matching circuit of the second system are connected with each other, and an output side node of the matching circuit of the second system and an input side node of the antenna circuit of the first system are connected with each other,

the circuit arrangement of a second line is sequentially disposed with the filter circuit of the second system, the matching circuit of the first system, and the antenna circuit of the second system from a second balanced output of the non-contact control section,

an output side node of the filter circuit of the second system and an input side node of the matching circuit of the first system are connected with each other, and an output side node of the matching circuit of the first system and an input side node of the antenna circuit of the second system are connected with each other,

predetermined nodes of the filter circuit of the first system in the circuit arrangement of the first line and the filter circuit of the second system in the circuit arrangement of the second line of the filter circuits of the two systems are connected with each other,

predetermined nodes of the matching circuit of the second system in the circuit arrangement of the first line and the matching circuit of the first system in the circuit arrangement of the second line of the matching circuits of the two systems are connected with each other, and

predetermined nodes of the antenna circuit of the first system in the circuit arrangement of the first line and the antenna circuit of the second system in the circuit arrangement of the second line of the antenna circuits of the two systems are connected with each other.

11. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein

an antenna of the antenna circuit includes a loop antenna formed by a pattern of the substrate,

circuits from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section to terminating ends of the loop antennas formed by a pattern of the substrate are wired in a same length, a same width and a same thickness as each other, and

the circuits including the substrate are symmetrically arranged.

12. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a substrate,

wherein the non-contact control section, balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power, and respective circuit elements of the two systems are arranged on one face side of the substrate.

13. The communication device according to claim 12, wherein

an antenna of the antenna circuit includes a loop antenna formed by a pattern of the substrate,

circuits from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section to terminating ends of the loop antennas formed by a pattern of the substrate are wired in a same length, a same width and a same thickness as each other, and

the circuits including the substrate are symmetrically arranged.

14. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a substrate whose first face and second face facing the first face are capable of disposing structural elements,

wherein balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power and respective circuit elements of the two systems are symmetrically arranged over the first face and the second face of the substrate.

15. A non-contact type card reader comprising a communication device for supplying electric power to a non-contact type IC card when the non-contact type card reader is to be wirelessly communicated with the non-contact type IC card,

wherein the communication device comprises:

a non-contact control section configured to balanced-output transmission power;

an antenna circuit configured to transmit the transmission power as an electromagnetic wave; and

a matching circuit disposed between an output of the non-contact control section and an input of the antenna circuit and configured to perform impedance matching;

wherein the matching circuit and the antenna circuit are respectively provided with two systems;

wherein the antenna circuit comprises;

a first antenna circuit of a first system; and

a second antenna circuit of a second system;

wherein the matching circuit comprises;

a first matching circuit of the first system; and

a second matching circuit of the second system; and

wherein circuit structures from the output of the non-contact control section to the first antenna circuit via the first matching circuit and the second antenna circuit via the second matching circuit are formed symmetrically.

16. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 15, wherein

the communication device comprises a filter circuit which is disposed between the output of the non-contact control section and an input of the matching circuit and configured to input a predetermined frequency component of the transmission power outputted from the non-contact control section into the matching circuit,

the filter circuit is provided with two systems, and

structures of the filter circuits of the two systems are formed symmetrically.

17. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 16, wherein

the communication device comprises a substrate, and

the non-contact control section, balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power, and respective circuit elements of the two systems are arranged on one face side of the substrate.

18. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 15, wherein

the communication device comprises a substrate whose first face and second face facing the first face are capable of disposing structural elements, and

balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power and respective circuit elements of the two systems are symmetrically arranged over the first face and the second face of the substrate.

19. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 18, wherein circuits from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section to substrate pattern terminating ends are arranged so as to be symmetrically crossed over the first face and the second face.

20. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 18, wherein substrate patterns of balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power and respective circuit elements of the two systems are arranged so as to be symmetrically crossed over the first face and the second face of the substrate.

21. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 18, wherein

the first face of the substrate is arranged with a circuit of a first system of the two systems,

the second face is arranged with a circuit of a second system of the two systems,

the circuits of the two systems are arranged so as to form two lines of circuit arrangements from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section,

the circuit arrangement of a first line is disposed with the circuit of the first system and the circuit of the second system sequentially from a first balanced output of the non-contact control section, and an output side node of the circuit in a former stage and an input side node of the circuit in a latter stage are connected with each other,

the circuit arrangement of a second line is disposed with the circuit of the second system and the circuit of the first system sequentially from a second balanced output of the non-contact control section, and an output side node of the circuit in a former stage and an input side node of the circuit in a latter stage are connected with each other, and

predetermined nodes of the circuit of the first system and the circuit of the second system of similar circuits of the two systems are connected with each other in the circuit arrangements of the first line and the second line.

22. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 18, wherein

two systems of the filter circuit, the matching circuit and the antenna circuit are provided for balanced outputs of the non-contact control section,

the first face of the substrate is arranged with the filter circuit, the matching circuit and the antenna circuit of a first system of the two systems,

the second face of the substrate is arranged with the filter circuit, the matching circuit and the antenna circuit of a second system of the two systems,

the circuits of the two systems are arranged so as to form two lines of circuit arrangements from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section,

the circuit arrangement of a first line is sequentially disposed with the filter circuit of the first system, the matching circuit of the second system, and the antenna circuit of the first system from a first balanced output of the non-contact control section,

an output side node of the filter circuit of the first system and an input side node of the matching circuit of the second system are connected with each other, and an output side node of the matching circuit of the second system and an input side node of the antenna circuit of the first system are connected with each other,

the circuit arrangement of a second line is sequentially disposed with the filter circuit of the second system, the matching circuit of the first system, and the antenna circuit of the second system from a second balanced output of the non-contact control section,

an output side node of the filter circuit of the second system and an input side node of the matching circuit of the first system are connected with each other, and an output side node of the matching circuit of the first system and an input side node of the antenna circuit of the second system are connected with each other,

predetermined nodes of the filter circuit of the first system in the circuit arrangement of the first line and the filter circuit of the second system in the circuit arrangement of the second line of the filter circuits of the two systems are connected with each other,

predetermined nodes of the matching circuit of the second system in the circuit arrangement of the first line and the matching circuit of the first system in the circuit arrangement of the second line of the matching circuits of the two systems are connected with each other, and

predetermined nodes of the antenna circuit of the first system in the circuit arrangement of the first line and the antenna circuit of the second system in the circuit arrangement of the second line of the antenna circuits of the two systems are connected with each other.

23. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 18, wherein

an antenna of the antenna circuit includes a loop antenna formed by a pattern of the substrate,

circuits from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section to terminating ends of the loop antennas formed by a pattern of the substrate are wired in a same length, a same width and a same thickness as each other, and

the circuits including the substrate are symmetrically arranged.

24. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 15, wherein

the communication device comprises a substrate, and

the non-contact control section, balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power, and

respective circuit elements of the two systems are arranged on one face side of the substrate.

25. The non-contact type card reader according to claim 24, wherein

an antenna of the antenna circuit includes a loop antenna formed by a pattern of the substrate,

circuits from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section to terminating ends of the loop antennas formed by a pattern of the substrate are wired in a same length, a same width and a same thickness as each other, and

the circuits including the substrate are symmetrically arranged.

26. A wireless system comprising:

a non-contact type IC card; and

a non-contact type card reader comprising a communication device for supplying electric power to the non-contact type IC card when the non-contact type card reader is to be wirelessly communicated with the non-contact type IC card;

wherein the communication device comprises;

a non-contact control section configured to balanced-output transmission power;

an antenna circuit configured to transmit the transmission power as an electromagnetic wave; and

a matching circuit disposed between an output of the non-contact control section and an input of the antenna circuit and configured to perform impedance matching;

wherein the matching circuit and the antenna circuit are respectively provided with two systems;

wherein the antenna circuit comprises;

a first antenna circuit of a first system; and

a second antenna circuit of a second system;

wherein the matching circuit comprises;

a first matching circuit of the first system; and

a second matching circuit of the second system; and

wherein circuit structures from the output of the non-contact control section to the first antenna circuit via the first matching circuit and the second antenna circuit via the second matching circuit are formed symmetrically.

27. The wireless system according to claim 26, wherein

the communication device comprises a filter circuit which is disposed between the output of the non-contact control section and an input of the matching circuit and configured to input a predetermined frequency component of the transmission power outputted from the non-contact control section into the matching circuit,

the filter circuit is provided with two systems, and

structures of the filter circuits of the two systems are formed symmetrically.

28. The wireless system according to claim 27, wherein

the communication device comprises a substrate, and

the non-contact control section, balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power, and respective circuit elements of the two systems are arranged on one face side of the substrate.

29. The wireless system according to claim 27, wherein

the communication device comprises a substrate whose first face and second face facing the first face are capable of disposing structural elements, and

balanced transmission lines for transmitting electric power and respective circuit elements of the two systems are symmetrically arranged over the first face and the second face of the substrate.

30. The wireless system according to claim 29, wherein circuits from balanced outputs of the non-contact control section to substrate pattern terminating ends are arranged so as to be symmetrically crossed over the first face and the second face.